Grade Easy: An Introductory Course in the Principles and Practices of Grading and Drainage |
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alignment allow amount angle angle of repose Architectural auto berms building cars catch basin circulation route construction contour interval contour line create cross curb curves cut and fill determine DITCH drain lines drainage structures drawing earth erosion existing contours EXISTING GRADE expensive finish grade flood plain flow foot French drain GRADE SLOPE gradient grading and drainage grading plan hachures horizontal distance indicate installed intersections land form Landscape Architects level area located measure method minimum move natural necessary parallel parking lots pedestrian percolate perpendicular pipe planimeter plant problems projects proposed contour proposed grading radius rainfall reduce retaining walls road roadway runoff runoff water scale shown sidewalk slippage soil solutions space speed square inches steep banks steep slope storm drainage system stream beds street Subgrade subsurface surface surface runoff swales topography topsoil tracer point traffic trees underground usually valley vertical width